School: Baurnafea, Paulstown (roll number 807)
- Location:
- Baurnafea, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sean Moffat
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- (continued from previous page)rising straight up into the sky. When it blows to the ground rain is coming.Places25. When the mountains are clear, the Blackstairs are the mountains in question, the weather will be fine26. If they appear too near the weather will be wet27. When the mountains are capped with clouds rain is coming.28. A fog on the Barrow or on the Castlewarren or Coolacutta Rivers, in the evening, is a sign of a fine day in the morrow.29. When the wind blows from "Clemanty" (NN.W.) we will surely have snow.30. When the wind is from the "Kislawns" (N.N.E) we will have snow31. When the wind is from Gowran (.S.) we will have rain in Winter & fine weather in SummerMisc.32. "The evening red and the morning grey
Help the traveller on his way.
The evening grey and the morning red
Will bring the rain down on his head"33. Whatever way the wind blows on November day it will blow that way for the whole year.34 When the corncrake sings nearly the whole night through we are going to have a fine day.35. When the corncrake sings nearby the whole night through we are going to have a fine day.35. If the midges are flying around biting you, in the evening! we are going to have rain.36. If the bumble-bee flies around in the evening, the(continues on next page)
